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Metadata
Title |
Drawing |
Object Name |
Sketch |
Catalog Number |
2005.3.1 |
Creator |
Bill Reid |
Other Creators |
Unknown |
Date |
[19--] |
Scope & Content |
Item is a piece of paper covered in writing and sketches. This item was likely a piece of scrap/rough sketch paper in Reid's studio. It shows burgeoning design ideas, quick notes, and a few recipes. While the sketches of the carving knives are thought to have been done by Reid, the rest of the content is possibly by others. Recto: Architecture - city (what it is, feeling cranberries sause [sic] 6 cups berries [gap] cook until berries pop, don't over cooch 1 ½ cups sugar [Sketches of four different carving tools, likely done by Reid] Hair cuting [crossed out] Hastings + Nanimo - 2 places Hastings + Renfrew - 1 place Verso: [3 sketches of Reid's Skaana sculpture, centre left side profile, centre right: front profile, centre bottom: back profile] Upper left: Sanny croft [possibly meant to be Sunnycroft] Cristmas [sic] pudding - 1# of gratted [sic] raw carrot [line] - 150 yrs old., from old counting - 1# sorut [? unclear] fully rinsed 1 2 cup - 2 cups rum - # date & raisins [large gap] - 2 cups flour - cup brown sugar [large gap] - 1 tps cinnamon & nut meg [sic] Upper right: AMERICAN GENISIS By Geffory GoodMAN Book/on Architecture in N. AMMERICA. Lower right: World Atlas - Book of Mystries [sic] |
Level of description |
Collection |
Collection |
Jim Kew Collection |
Parent Catalog Number |
2005.3 |
Ownership |
Bill Reid Foundation |
People |
Reid, Bill |
Subjects |
Knives Sketches |